Ministry of Communities PUTTING WASTE IN ITS PLACE: A National Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategy for the Cooperative Republic of Guyana 2017-2030 PART 1: OUR STRATEGY CONTENTS Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Acronyms................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 1 Why do we need a waste strategy? ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Synopsis of Waste Management in Guyana ..................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Institutional Framework ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Legislative Framework ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Financial Mechanisms .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Waste Generation and Composition ...................................................................................................................................... 10 2.5 Resource Recovery ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.6 Waste Storage, Collection, and Transportation .................................................................................................................. 14 2.7 Waste Disposal ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.8 Healthcare Waste Management .............................................................................................................................................. 17 3 A Way Forward for Waste Management in Guyana .................................................................................................................... 19 3.1 What wastes does this strategy cover? ....................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Guiding principles ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3 Vision .................................................................................................................................................................................................20 3.4 Policy Objectives............................................................................................................................................................................20 3.5 Goals .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.6 Coordination Mechanism ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 4 Less litter and illegal dumping ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 4.1 Targets ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 4.2 Strategies ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 4.3 Actions ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 5 Less waste generated................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 5.1 Targets ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 5.2 Strategies ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 5.3 Actions ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 6 Better resource recovery .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.1 Targets ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.2 Strategies ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.3 Actions ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 7 Efficient and cost-effective waste collection .................................................................................................................................... 11 7.1 Targets ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 7.2 Strategies ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 7.3 Actions .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 8 Better Waste Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................................................... 13 8.1 Targets ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1 8.2 Strategies ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 8.3 Actions .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 9 Strengthened Human and Institutional Capacity .......................................................................................................................... 15 9.1 Targets ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 9.2 Strategies ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 9.3 Actions .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 10 Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 17 10.1 Implementation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17 10.2 Monitoring ......................................................................................................................................................................................